dögg
See also: dogg, døgg, dǫgg, and Dogg
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with Danish dug (“dew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tœkː/
- Rhymes: -œkː
Noun
dögg f (genitive singular daggar, nominative plural daggir)
- dew
Declension
declension of dögg
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dögg | döggin | daggir | daggirnar |
accusative | dögg | döggina | daggir | daggirnar |
dative | dögg | dögginni | döggum | döggunum |
genitive | daggar | daggarinnar | dagga | dagganna |
Derived terms
- daggarmark (dew point)
- hunangsdögg (honey dew)